Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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